Low-income homeowners in Palm Beach County, Florida, may get up to $100,000 for major home repairs, including safety and storm-protection work.
Even so, the program is tight: the county plans to select only 50 applications, chosen by random drawing.
Here’s what to know
The county requires an online orientation before you can apply. According to BocaNewsNow.com, Palm Beach County’s Department of Housing and Economic Development has committed $4 million in State Housing Initiatives Partnership funding to its Owner-Occupied Housing Rehabilitation Program, with up to $100,000 available for repairs for eligible homeowners.
For a one-person household, the income ceiling is $71,950; for two people, $82,250; for three, $92,550; for four, $102,800; and for five, $111,050. Those figures reflect the program’s 80% of area median income limit for extremely low-, very low-, and low-income homeowners, and county staff can provide the thresholds for larger households…